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Finished Agatha Raisin and the Day the Floods Came

Steve Helmer @srhelmer (7047) • Beaver Dam, Wisconsin 3 Feb

I had a bit of a mixed opinion about it, as is often the case with this series. Good mystery with several suspects, an unclear motive and a hint of danger. Not as impressed at the possible new love interest (I was hoping he would...

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It May Sound Weird and Farfetched, But...

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 7 Nov

Sometimes my imagination gets the better of me. Maybe because a fiction writer still lives inside me, and he of course makes an appearance from time to time. But I got to thinking about this $1 trillion pay package Elon Musk got...

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Halloween Short Story: Wrong Turn

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 19 Oct

Wrong Turn writing as R. P. Kane "Dammit," Phil growled, slamming his fist against the steering wheel hard enough to make the dashboard rattle. "There's got to be a way back to the highway." He jabbed at his...

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The Ray Bradbury Effect

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 18 Oct

I don't know why it is that I sometimes revert back to my older self. The fiction writer in me. It usually does happen as the seasons change for whatever reason. Maybe that's because there is a darkness that comes with a winter,...

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Halloween Short Story: Brandon's Piano

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 16 Oct

BRANDON'S PIANO writing as R. P. Kane Sal didn't hear it right away. Just a sliver of sound—thin, mechanical, and off kilter—sliding down the stairs almost like a whisper. The toy piano. Not a tune. Not...

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The Infernal Machine 2022

celticeagle @celticeagle (189789) • Boise, Idaho 30 Aug

I finally found something to watch... Guy Pearce does a good job of acting in this psychological thriller. It is about a reclusive and controversial author who starts getting scads of letter from an obsessive fan. Some things...

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What's your fantasy?

MeMoneyAndLove @abhi_bangal (7679) • Ahmednagar, India 28 Apr 25

We all have some fantasy or the other to live in. That gives us the scope to live the life that's only virtually possible. This could be another reason why fictional characters and stories are famous. If you got a chance to select...

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Who here has written a book?

Fleur @Fleura (34927) • United Kingdom 21 Nov 24

I know at least one or two MyLotters have also written other things. Now I’m wondering how many members have written a book? And was it published – if so how, where and by whom? Did you send the manuscript to a publisher in the...

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The Infamous Schnickelfritz

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 22 Sep 24

It was one sprinkly day when Samuel Stinemetz decided to waltz into a little shanty town called Stashtenfroin to get out of the rain and wet his whistle. Thirsty he was, and stupendously so, from his walks along the...

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Book Review: The Truth About Melody Browne by Lisa Jewell

patgalca @patgalca (18481) • Orangeville, Ontario 8 Jul 24

I didn't realize I hadn't done the review for this book yet. Lisa Jewell is a best selling author. This is one of her earlier works (copyright 2009). I believe I picked this up from a Little Free Library, if not the used book...

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Fiction Book Talk : Michael Connelly written "The Narrows"

Ptrikha_2 @ptrikha_2 (49753) • India 24 Jun 24

Person after person killed in a mysterious manner. No trace of how exactly the killer succeeds each time. A peculiar shape of dumped bodies in a dug out place. An increasing frequency. A message to a known person by the killer...

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Book Review: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

patgalca @patgalca (18481) • Orangeville, Ontario 24 Jun 24

Reclusive Hollywood icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses an unknown magazine reporter to writer her story, no one is more astounded that Monique...

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Story of Apeal

Philip Low @crobyghost (178) • United States 6 Mar 24

To those who follow me here on MyLot, you know some time ago i wrote a story about a version of the sinking of the Titanic which i renamed the ship and changed some of the details to fit my plot line. The ship's name was the Titan...

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I was going to write about my breakfast

DW Davis @DWDavis (25797) • United States 20 Feb 24

but instead thought I'd give y'all a look at a flash fiction piece I wrote this morning after seeing a writing challenge on Twitter. I hope you enjoy it. [i]On a dreary winter morning, after a night of freezing drizzle, I carried...

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News are terrible. I´ll go and watch a Christmas movie.

marguicha @marguicha (230331) • Chile 18 Jan 24

I am shocked at some of the international news today. I only hope they are fake news because if they were true it could be the beginning of the third WW. Sometimes the real world is so depressing that I prefer to hide my head in...

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A Twist in the Night (Short Story)

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 30 Oct 23

writing as R. P. Kane "It's here," she whispered. "It's in the house. It was all I got before the phone went silent. A haunting whisper at the other end of the line. It's here. I rushed home as quick as I...

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A Movie: The Butler

Bensen32 @Bensen32 (28658) • United States 16 Aug 23

Good evening, So, I just watched the movie called The Butler starring Forest Whitaker. The movie which is touted as based on a true story was released in 2013. Makes me laugh when they say it is based on a true story. If...

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Book Review: Thin Air by William Marshall – A Yellowthread Street Story

Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (310) • United Kingdom 9 Jul 23

I've been reading William Marshall's Yellowthread Street novels on and off for decades, but for some reason it's always a few years between reading each book. This is a series of mystery novels set in Hong Kong, in the days when...

Short story: Lost is never really, really lost

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 4 Mar 23

[i]Freda, the mother of two young kids, was a stay-at-home mum. She'd been asked to accompany the children on their excursion to the zoo, but there was only one bus, full with students. No room for her, and some other...

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The one that got away

DINNERLADY @lazydaizee (6732) • United Kingdom 17 Feb 23

I have just finished reading this book and I must say that I really enjoyed it. The story is about a young couple Ben and Clara who meet while they are at university in 2000. They get on fine most of the time but they do have...

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